Dohop Named Best App/Website for Transportation!

SpotHero, Sixt, Wanderu and BestParking.com also winners

Travel at its basic level boils down to getting from Point A to Point B, but whether doing so by plane, train or automobile, no traveler wants to blow their whole budget on transportation.

momondo

The work of a group of Danish developers, momondo is a free, independent flight search site that offers an un-manipulated listing of global flight prices, so travelers can rest assured they’re getting the best deals. Site users simply search and compare the cheapest, fastest or best value fares, and with one click, momondo redirects to the relevant company for easy booking. The Trip Finder feature allows travelers to find the perfect destination based on time frame, geographic location, type of activities and travel budget.Photo courtesy of momondo

GasBuddy

GasBuddy offers updated fuel prices at nearly 130,000 stations throughout North America, helping travelers save on gas on cross-country road trips or sightseeing jaunts through a city. Information is available through the website or mobile app. Fuel market insights from GasBuddy analysts forecast whether prices are heading up or down, which can help travelers create a more accurate budget for future trips.Photo courtesy of GasBuddy

Zipcar

The founders of Zipcar had a vision of bringing a European-style car-sharing concept to North America. Zipcar members have access to a worldwide network of thousands of cars – no need to spend extra money on renting or owning a vehicle. An added bonus: programs like Zipcar mean fewer cars on the road, less traffic congestion and a smaller carbon footprint. Zipcar members use a Zipcard to book a variety of vehicles by the hour or the day, and memberships start at under $10 a month.Photo courtesy of Zipcar

KAYAK

KAYAK and its accompanying mobile app make online flight booking easier (and cheaper) by searching a variety of travel sites for the best fares. For travelers without specific dates or destinations in mind, the Explore feature displays the cheapest flights to destinations around the world from any given city or country – perfect travel inspiration. Site users can set up custom price alerts to find out when fares change, and the site's Top 10 Deal Destinations tracks cities with the biggest drop in airfare for those who can't pass up a good deal.Photo courtesy of KAYAK

Gas Guru

Filling up at the pump can quickly drain a travel budget, but Gas Guru minimizes the damage by helping drivers find the cheapest gas prices in the area. The app features directions to gas stations, the time of the last gas price update, the ability to filter a search by fuel grade and the option to save favorite gas locations for easy reference. The app is powered by Yellow Pages, so it also offers listings for nearby restaurants, ATMs and car service stations.Photo courtesy of Gas Guru

BestParking.com

Whether road-tripping or renting, travelers getting around by car can quickly compare hourly, daily, weekly and even monthly parking rates at 12,000 parking lots and garages in 105 cities and 115 airports throughout North America with the help of BestParking.com and the corresponding app. Site users also have access to exclusive coupons and specials, which translates to less money in the parking budget and more for the fun stuff.Photo courtesy of BestParking.com

Wanderu

Flying isn’t the only way to get around, and with the Wanderu app, travelers can find great deals on bus and train travel throughout North America. Wanderu does the hard work of finding connections, then instantly directs users to each carrier’s ticket purchasing page, making it easy to book an entire trip in just a few clicks.Photo courtesy of Wanderu

Sixt

Whether in the U.S. or abroad, Sixt makes car rentals easy and affordable. Sixt has been in the business for over a century, with a high proportion of premium vehicles like BMW, Mercedes and Cadillac, as well as a full range of vehicles for all customer needs. The Sixt app, available for a variety of platforms including iOS and Android, facilitates mobile reservations to save time as well as money.Photo courtesy of Sixt

SpotHero

According to SpotHero, the average driver spends 15 minutes searching for a parking spot. That’s 15 minutes of valuable vacation time. With SpotHero, drivers can browse for parking spots in a dozen American cities and reserve spots ahead of time. Since SpotHero works with several parking lot operators, drivers can save up to 50 percent off posted prices by using the app.Photo courtesy of SpotHero

Dohop

Founded in 2004, Dohop set out to create a flight search engine that helps travelers find the best possible route between two places at the best price. Dohop has around 1,000 airlines in their system, with an average of 350,000 flight searches made each week. With Dohop Go, travelers can browse tickets from their location to anywhere to find the cheapest options.Photo courtesy of Dohop

Our 20 nominees for Best App/Website for Transportation make getting around easy and affordable. We asked USA TODAY 10Best readers to vote daily for their favorites, and the results are in!

Dohop, winner of the title Best App/Website for Transportation, provides users with a search engine to find the best possible route between two places.

A panel of experts picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts Kash Bhattacharya (BudgetTraveller), Kim Orlando (TravelingMom.com) and Lydia Schrandt (10Best Editor) were chosen based on their extensive knowledge of budget travel.

The Experts

Kash Bhattacharya

Kash has been travelling in style on a budget for the last 6 years, blogging about his adventures at the BudgetTraveller.
The focus of his blog has always been to show people how to travel in style on a budget. So whether it is finding a luxury hostel in Madrid (you read it right) or a budget boutique hotel in Amsterdam, finding the best cicchetti in Venice or what unique cultural experiences you can discover in Berlin on a tight budget– it is all there in one blog.
Kash has been featured by the New York Times, Guardian, Vanity Fair & National Geographic. He is also the author & creator of the ‘Luxury Hostels in Europe’ guide which you can download for free from his blog.

Kash Bhattacharya

Kash has been travelling in style on a budget for the last 6 years, blogging about his adventures at the BudgetTraveller.
The focus of his blog has always been to show people how to travel in style on a budget. So whether it is finding a luxury hostel in Madrid (you read it right) or a budget boutique hotel in Amsterdam, finding the best cicchetti in Venice or what unique cultural experiences you can discover in Berlin on a tight budget– it is all there in one blog.
Kash has been featured by the New York Times, Guardian, Vanity Fair & National Geographic. He is also the author & creator of the ‘Luxury Hostels in Europe’ guide which you can download for free from his blog.

Kim Orlando

Kim Orlando is the founder of TravelingMom.com, TravelingDad.com, and SheBuysCars.com and a sought-after social media and marketing consultant and authority on family travel. She has built TravelingMom into the solid and supportive 67 member TravelingMom Blogger Network and has created campaigns for some of the biggest names in family travel, from Walt Disney World to Park City Mountain Resort, Capital One to Venture Card, Orlando to Aruba, Marriott to Great Wolf Lodge. As an authority on family travel, she is a regular spokeswoman on satellite media tours, conference host and speaker and has been quoted in media from Good Housekeeping to the Today Show.
Thanks to Kim and the team she has built, TravelingMom, the trusted source for moms who travel with and without their kids, was named one of the Top 4 Family Travel Sites by Sherman’s Travel and Top 25 Budget Family Websites by FlipKey.

Kim Orlando

Kim Orlando is the founder of TravelingMom.com, TravelingDad.com, and SheBuysCars.com and a sought-after social media and marketing consultant and authority on family travel. She has built TravelingMom into the solid and supportive 67 member TravelingMom Blogger Network and has created campaigns for some of the biggest names in family travel, from Walt Disney World to Park City Mountain Resort, Capital One to Venture Card, Orlando to Aruba, Marriott to Great Wolf Lodge. As an authority on family travel, she is a regular spokeswoman on satellite media tours, conference host and speaker and has been quoted in media from Good Housekeeping to the Today Show.
Thanks to Kim and the team she has built, TravelingMom, the trusted source for moms who travel with and without their kids, was named one of the Top 4 Family Travel Sites by Sherman’s Travel and Top 25 Budget Family Websites by FlipKey.

Lydia Schrandt

Lydia, photo editor and Readers' Choice Production Manager for USA TODAY 10Best, has traveled to more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia and North and South America, and has lived in Albuquerque, Galveston, Austin, Thailand, Korea, China, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and now Spain. When she's not at her computer in a cafe, she's out photographing the city, writing fiction or cheering on Barça.

Lydia Schrandt

Lydia, photo editor and Readers' Choice Production Manager for USA TODAY 10Best, has traveled to more than 30 countries in Europe, Asia and North and South America, and has lived in Albuquerque, Galveston, Austin, Thailand, Korea, China, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and now Spain. When she's not at her computer in a cafe, she's out photographing the city, writing fiction or cheering on Barça.